Trial of a blood test that detects eight common forms of cancer

Re:Trial of a blood test that detects eight common forms of ... by lr4444lr on Friday January 19, 2018 @10:00AM (#16186656)

But isn't the main point that it motivates people to get tested further, and sooner, when outcomes can be better? It's a sky high false negative rate that would really take the wind out of the sails for me about this.

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Re:Trial of a blood test that detects eight common forms of ... by cratermoon on Friday January 19, 2018 @02:10PM (#16188817)

Outcomes are not necessarily better overall for earlier detection, though. For some kinds of cancer, pancreatic, for example, yes. Others, likes prostate or thyroid, not so much.

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